The Dutch teen is also an outspoken advocate for body positivity. She often flaunts her curves in photos and encourages her followers to love their so-called "imperfections."

Herik recently posted a particularly powerful Instagram that featured a side-by-side comparison. The first photo shows the model posing in her underwear with an upright spine and perfect makeup. The second photo shows Herik in the same lingerie set with a slouched posture and a clean face.

"Both bodies are OKAY. Most people would say picture two is an unflattering photo. But I love it," she wrote in the caption. "I love that you can see my imperfections, my fat rolls, my imperfect skin, my cellulite. Those are all my insecurities in one single picture."

"This is a big step for me because I'm still insecure and not 100% confident, but I want to show you guys that even people with many followers aren't perfect. I used to HATE every inch of my body. That mindset not only made me grumpy towards myself, but towards every one around me. It made me envious towards other women," she continues. "I'm happy I realized that my body is great and that 'perfect' doesn't exist. With this picture, I wanted to show every boy and girl out there, that YOUR BODY IS BEAUTIFUL. Your body is gorgeous, your body is unique, your body is yours."

Herik received an outpouring of support in the comments, with people calling her "gorgeous," "an inspiration," and "an angel."

"I am genuinely thankful to you and other advocates like you," one commenter wrote. "Self love is so important and it's something almost every woman struggles with."

The 19-year-old began the caption with a meditation on the word "fat" and how it negatively affects many women growing up. She opened up about how she has grown to appreciate her natural body.

"All my life I've been focused on my weight. 'Fat' is used so often with women. I grew up thinking 'fat' is the worst thing you could be called by someone. I thought "fat" was an insult." she wrote in the caption. "You see, I HAVE fat, I'm not fat. Fat does not define me."

This is not the first time Herik has been open and vulnerable online. She often posts photos that reveal her lifelong struggles with body image and inspiring captions that detail her newfound confidence.

Herik's body-positive approach to fashion seems to have paid off so far. She was recently unveiled as the face of Debenhams' Spring/Summer 2018 lingerie range.

Herik is clearly a rising star, who reminds us that every body type belongs in fashion — but also, more significantly, that every body type is worthy of love and care.

Here is Herik's Instagram caption in full:

All my life I've been focused on my weight. "Fat" is used so often with women. I grew up thinking "fat" is the worst thing you could be called by someone. I thought "fat" was an insult. But calling someone fat, says more about the person who said it, than about yourself. You see, I HAVE fat, I'm not fat. Fat does not define me. I know what I eat, how much I exercise. I know that I'm a lot more than just my appearances. Sometimes I take flattering photos with make-up on (on the left) and sometimes I'm just not feeling posing and HATE make-up (on the right). Both is okay. Both bodies are OKAY. Most people would say picture two is an unflattering photo. But I love it. I love that you can see my imperfections, my fatrolls, my imperfect skin, my cellulite. Those are all my insecurities in one single picture. This is a big step for me because I'm still insecure and not 100% confident, but I want to show you guys that even people with many followers aren't perfect. I used to HATE every inch of my body. That mindset not only made me grumpy towards myself, but towards every one around me. It made me envious towards other women. I'm happy I realized that my body is great and that "perfect" doesn't exist. With this picture, I wanted to show every boy and girl out there, that YOUR BODY IS BEAUTIFUL. Your body is gorgeous, your body is unique, your body is yours. You can have fatrolls. You can have pimples. You can have stretchmarks. You can have everything you want. You can be whatever you want. Our stories and experiences make us who we are and that's the most amazing thing. Take that with you and embrace your body, embrace those curves! Make your insecurities your own, turn them into something positive, make them YOU! Don't hate your body until you lose weight or get the perfect body at the gym, do it the whole way, do it NOW! Loving yourself is greatest achievement of all ❤️ #LoveYourself#LoveYourBody#BodyPositive

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